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NETHERGARMENT.

' APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1919.

Patented Spt. 16, 1919.

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To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT E. FLECK, a

i citizen of the United States, residing at Vlll ' more particularly toa garment of thisgenl `eral character of a bifurcated type, and it ,lfis an object of the invention to llii Robertsdale, in thecounty ofHuntingdon and State of Pennsylvanla, have invented' certain,V newanduseful Improvements in Nethergarments, of which the following is aspecificatiom'reference being hadn to the accompanying drawings. y p

llhis invention relates to certain im rovements in nether garments andhas re ation.

rovide a novel andimproved garment of this general character including adrop seat, .together with means whereby said drop seat ma be raised or"lowered with convenience an "facility and without the necessity ofaffecting the adjustment of the arment as worn.

The invention conslsts in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the vseveral parts of my im-A provednether garment whereby certain imdil dit

portant advantages are attained and the garment rendered simpler, lessexpensive and otherwise more convenient and advanta cous for use, aswill be hereinafter more f` y set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

ln order that my invention may be the better understood, I will` nowproceed .to describe the same with reference to-the accompanyingdrawings, wherein: f

Figure l is a fragmentary view in elevation illustrating a nethergarment constructed in accordance with an embodiment lof minvention.

ig. 2 is an enlarged fragmenta v1ew 1n perspective illustrating indetail t e gusset arranged withinV the drop seat, together with theretractile member coacting therewith.

yFig. 3 is a view in elevation of the chan nel member comprised in myinventiony as herein embodied, and

Fig. 4. is an 'enlarged fra entary sectional view taken substantial y onthe line tr-4 of Fig. l.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, G denotes a bifurcatedglarment of any conventional style and whic is provided with a drop seatS coacting with a suitable opening O in the garment. The seat S is of a-sizevm excess of the opening Ohso that Iseat S is in -raised or closedwhen the .seat S is in raised positioma complete closmg of the epen' Ois assured.

'lhe opening is eiine by a continuous strlp O possessingi a pronounceddegree of mherent resillency and preferably Spring steel. Thls member Cis sewed or otherwise secured to the garment GI" f v The memberI C is ofchannel formation with the outer marginal portions ofthe side walls .athereof inwardl directed so that the headed members M ave slidingmovement therein. The members M are suitably Patented sept. 16,1e19.

secured at s Jacedpoints tothe marginal portions o'f t e seat S wherebysaid seatS 1s effectively maintained in closed rposition yet may bereadily dropped.

' The outer \or upper end portion of the seat S has inserted thereinsubstantially midwa `thereof an expansible gusset E prefera lycomprising material provided with folds or plalts 1 opening and closingin the fashion of a fan.` y

The seat S at opposite sides of the gusset E and at the outerportions'thereofs provided with the ears 2 to which are secured theextremities of a retraetile member 3 preferably an elastic band, andwhich memer 3 constantl urges the portions of the seatS at oppositesides of the gusset E one toward the other. The band or retractilemember 3. affords means whereby the seat S is maintained in closedposition yet at the same time this band or member Spermits the requisiteexpansion of the gusset E to permit droppin of the seat S.

, It is also to be un erstood that, when the mar al portions thereofover 'e the mem# ber so that said member is concealed. y It is also tobe understood thatl the .resiliency or flexibility of the member C issuch as to offer no hmdrance ,or obstruction to the movements of thelower limbs or to create any inconvenience when the `wearer is in aseated posture.

From the foregoing descri tion, it is thought to be obvious that anether garment constructed in accordance with my invention isparticularly well adapted for use b' reason ofthe convenience andfacility wit which it may be assembled and operated,

tion is susceptible of some change and modification without departingfrom the princiosition, the

and it will also be obvious that my inven- I i I do not wish to beunderstood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement an formation ofthe several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practiceexcept as hereinafter claimed.

the marginal'portlons ofthe Hap and sli bly engaged within the firstnamed memer.

2. In combination with a garment pro-f vided with an opening and a dropflap coacting therewith, a channel member carried .by the garmentandextending around-the opening, spaced members carried b the marginalportions of the ap and vslldably engaged within the first named member,a

'portion ofthe Hap being expansible, and means for maintaining saidexpansible portIon normally contracted. Y

3. In .com ination with a garment provided rwlth an openin and a dropflap coactmg therewith, a iannel member carried by the garment andextending around the openin spaced members carried b the marglnalportions of the iap and sli ably engaged within the first named member,a portlon of the flap bein and a retractile member secure to the fiap ndbridgingl the expansible portion of the y1:1 testimony1 whereof Ihereunto aiiix my signature In t e presence of two witnesses.

` HERBERT E. FLECK.

Witnessesz- Mrs. DANIEL MILLER, DANIEL H. MILLER.

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